Father of the Indian Navy : Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ❣️๐Ÿ™

Father of the Indian Navy

The Maratha emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj of the 17th-century is considered as 

the “Father of the Indian Navy”. He was born on 19 February 1630 in hill-fort of Shivner, Maharastra which is located near the city of Junnar in Pune district.

Father of the Indian Navy
He demonstrated great skill in creating his military organisation and built a strong naval presence across the long coast of Konkan and Goa to protect sea trade and the lands from the sack of prosperity of subjects from plunder, coastal raids, and destruction by Arabs, British, Portuguese, Dutch, Abyssinians and pirates.

He built ships in towns such as Bhivandi, Kalyan, and Goa for building a fighting navy. Shivaji also built a number of sea forts and bases for repair, storage and shelter. On Coastline, he fought many lengthy battles with Siddis of Janjira.


History of the Indian Navy Day

Indian Navy is the main armed forces in safeguarding the borders of the marine of the country and is used to develop its position in the areas of the Indian Ocean. Also, it extends the International Relationship between other Countries by the Missions of the Humanitarian, Going to the Seaport, Exercises of the Joint, Relief from the Natural Calamities, etc. During the Indus Valley Civilization, the world’s first tidal dock have been built at Lothal around 2300 BCE, near the Mangrol harbour on the Gujarat coast.

The Rig Vedas had written around 1,70,000 BCE, credits Bhagwan Varuna dev with knowledge of the ocean routes and describes naval expeditions. Plava is the reference to the side wings of a vessel which give stability to the ship under storm conditions. In 4th and 5th century AD, Matsya yantra is used as a compass for navigation.

Sea lanes between India and nearby lands were the common form of trade for many centuries, and are responsible for the broad influence of Indian Culture on other societies, particularly in the Indian Ocean region. Supreme navies included those of the Pandyan , Maurya, Chola, Maratha, Satavahana, Vijayanagara, Kalinga and Cheru.  The Cholas exceeded in foreign trade and maritime activity, extending their influence overseas to China and Southeast Asia.





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